The Value of Community in Adult Higher Education
Creating a community that supports students inside and outside of the classroom gives low-skilled...
Want Some MOOC With Your TV Dinner? (Part 1)
MOOCs have taken the traditional correspondence course and brought them to a whole new level. If...
Institutions Start Scanning Help-Wanted Postings
Higher education institutions have found a new way to more accurately determine which types of...
What to Consider Before Entering Into a Training Partnership
A long-term training partnership between a university and an employer can be successful, but there...
An Innovative Institution Rises
Last week, Maricopa Community College (MCC) announced the creation of a “corporate college” to be...
A New Direction for MOOCs
The Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at Simon Fraser University (SFU) has seized the opportunity to...
Flipping the Academy
While flipping the classroom is not a new concept, the advances in technology and media make it...
Does it Pay for Adults to Return to Higher Education? (Part 2)
While higher education is becoming an increasingly expensive proposition for prospective students,...
Behind the Numbers: The Faces of Remediation and Struggle (Part 2)
— Co-written with Susan Dickinson Morse | Adjunct Instructor, Washington Engineering Institute— It...
What Degree Program is Best for Adult Students?
While a higher education credential has been proven to be valuable in today’s labor market, some...
Clearing Up Accessibility for Distance Education Administrators: Accommodating the New Students
It’s critical for distance education administrators to develop resources to support accessibility...
The Three Best and Worst Things about My Non-Traditional College Experience
An adult student shares her experience of returning to full-time studies and includes some lessons...
